Westgate Farmers' Market @ Elder Beerman

The Farmers' Market Association of Toledo organizes Westgate Farmers' Market @ Elder Beerman with a stated goal of providing a highly visible, centralized location for area farmers and gardeners. That purpose fits the market's setting in Westgate Shopping Center, with references placing it at the Elder Beerman site and across from COSTCO on Central Avenue. From May into October, the market brings a broad mix of produce growers, greenhouse vendors, honey sellers, prepared foods, and craft makers into this commercial corridor.

Why it matters locally

FMAT frames this market as a centralized place for area farmers and gardeners, which gives Westgate a clear local function beyond simple retail. The vendor mix supports that aim with growers selling perennials, herbs, produce, greenhouse plants, flats, and hanging baskets, alongside orchard fruit, honey, and locally grown and made wines. SNAP access also shapes the market's role: the market accepts EBT at customer service and runs a Produce Perks SNAP Match Program that doubles EBT funds during the growing season. That combination ties everyday grocery shopping to area farms in a market that is active during the main Ohio growing months.

What you'll find there

Westgate's lineup runs wider than a produce-only stop, with greenhouse starts, orchard fruit, meats, honey, pantry items, flowers, and a notable craft bench all appearing in the same market roster. The result is a market where shopping can move from vegetable plants and salad greens to freezer beef, perogies, candles, and coffee without leaving the same row.

• -Hillview Greenhouse brings annuals, perennials, vegetable plants, houseplants, and succulents.
• -Wenz Greenhouse offers flats and hanging baskets.
• -Zemnicki Farms sells perennials, herbs, and produce.
• -Blueberry Hill lists more than 100 apple varieties along with cider and other produce.
• -A gourmet mushroom farm adds specialty mushrooms to the mix.
• -Another grower focuses on microgreens and salad greens.
• -Myron's Honey carries honey and honeycomb.
• -COMDA Produce combines honey, potted herbs, hanging baskets, greenhouse plants, and CSA-style home-grown vegetables.
• -Parrish Pork & Poultry sells Duroc pork, bacon, poultry, and eggs.
• -Main Creek Farms offers freezer beef, noodles, and crafts.
• -Find handmade perogies from one prepared-food vendor.
• -Charsac Chip Company makes homemade potato chips and apple butter with a kick.
• -Vittore Farms brings cut flowers, bouquets, and herbs.
• -Curbs Candles stocks hand-crafted candles as well as handmade jewelry and specimen stones.
• -Soldenwagner Stoneware features handcrafted stoneware plus custom cutting and charcuterie boards.
• -Yardbirds turns glass dishware into bird baths and feeders and also shows stained glass projects.
• -Coffee shoppers can pick up roasted coffee or craft roasted coffee with brewing supplies.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is the detail most likely to change how you plan an outing here. Location notes also deserve a quick read before you head over: the market is identified with Westgate Shopping Center and Elder Beerman, while another market reference places Westgate at the Franklin Park Mall Sylvania Avenue entrance. Visitor details list parking at Westgate Shopping Center, and one market description places the Wednesday market on Central Avenue across from COSTCO. Restrooms are listed as unavailable. If you are planning around the season, Westgate operates from May through October rather than year-round.

Payments & SNAP

Westgate accepts SNAP/EBT, and the market's customer service booth also handles credit and debit cards. During the growing season, the Produce Perks SNAP Match Program doubles EBT funds, making this market especially useful for produce shopping between May and October.